The Day the Sun Died 中国 Chinglish follows a Midwestern American

Chinglish follows a Midwestern American businessman desperately seeking to score a lucrative contact for his family's firm as he travels to China only to discover how much he doesn't understand

Against this backdrop of ethnic hatred and personal descent

is a collection of perfectly formed stories written over a period of twenty years

these four “rebels” commit tiny protests against those in more powerful positions through spraying graffiti

Was the first sign when Tahir was interrogated for hours after a phone call with a fellow poet in the Netherlands

The Day the Sun Died 中国 Chinglish follows a Midwestern AmericanYan Lianke has secured his place as contemporary Chinas most essential and daring novelist, with his superlative gifts for storytelling and penetrating eye for truth (New York Times Book Review). His newest novel, The Day the Sun Diedwinner of the Dream of the Red Chamber Award, one of the most prestigious honors for Chinese language novelsis a haunting story of a town caught in a waking nightmare. In a little village nestled in the Balou mountains,